Best sub 4inch survival knife?

[raistlin65]

Sure. I'll take a picture comparing it to some other smaller knives so you can get an idea of perspective, too.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Nice one, I'll look forward to that mate

[styx]

So are we about to see the best survival neck knife (my vote goes to Ghost knives Banshee and BK11), best 4 to 6 inch survival knife, best 6 to 8 survival knife and so on and on....

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Go ahead and start the thread mate, this one was far more popular than I thought it would be

[styx]

This is my hypothetical, so yet to find th proper wording for each of those

[BIG-TARGET]

not exactly four inches, but ba knife with proven worth
http://tomahawksadventuretravel.blogspot.com/2015/01/old-butch-my-favorite-blade.html

[SAK Guy]

not exactly four inches, but ba knife with proven worth
http://tomahawksadventuretravel.blogspot.com/2015/01/old-butch-my-favorite-blade.html

GREEN RIVER!!!!!!    They can be found in 4" but these Dadleys are 6 inchers! 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I had a green river back in the day and they made superb cooking knives

[styx]

Damn those are beautiful knives

[Aloha]

I've looked at the ESEE RB3 and JG3 and while they are marketed as camp/bushcraft knives I think they just might fit the bill.   

[SAK Guy]

I had a green river back in the day and they made superb cooking knives

True! These knives were designed back when 1 knife might have do it all out in the wilderness. Designs from a different era and mindset.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

I've looked at the ESEE RB3 and JG3 and while they are marketed as camp/bushcraft knives I think they just might fit the bill.

I reckon you could be right mate. The certainly look the part

[raistlin65]

I've looked at the ESEE RB3 and JG3 and while they are marketed as camp/bushcraft knives I think they just might fit the bill.

I reckon you could be right mate. The certainly look the part

If you like that, you'd probably really like some of the Battle Horse Knives. They have a variety of designs in that 3" to 4" blade range. Here is the Smoky Mountain Razor (scandi grind) which they have on special this month:


1/8" O1 tool steel
8 3/4" OAL
3 7/8" Cutting edge

I have the Small Work Horse (sabre grind) which they had on sale as a monthly special last fall (they have different knives every month):

1/8" O1 tool steel
OAL- 7 1/4"
Cutting Edge- 3 1/8"

Battle Horse Knives is run by one of the former partners of Blind Horse Knives.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That's bloody gorgeous mate

[SAK Guy]

That's bloody gorgeous mate

+1 love those scales!!!!

[Gareth]

That reminds me of the bushcraft knife that was made by Shing, sadly it doesn't look like his site (shingcraft) doesn't exist any more.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

That's a shame as he was quite a talent

[styx]

That reminds me of the bushcraft knife that was made by Shing, sadly it doesn't look like his site (shingcraft) doesn't exist any more.

Same with Paul Moore. Haven't heard that he is making knives in a long time, but his site is still on

[BIG-TARGET]

not exactly four inches, but ba knife with proven worth
http://tomahawksadventuretravel.blogspot.com/2015/01/old-butch-my-favorite-blade.html

GREEN RIVER!!!!!!    They can be found in 4" but these Dadleys are 6 inchers! 

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WOW!!  Tomahawk would love those knives!!!
Look at his sites
https://www.facebook.com/thomas.d.moore.12?fref=ts
http://tomahawksadventuretravel.blogspot.com/
https://www.youtube.com/user/pathfindertom1122

[raistlin65]

Here you go, Mike. Boker PSK knife. Bit bigger than your typical SAK blade:



Here it is compared to some other fixed blades



from left: CS Mini Pendleton, Boker PSK, Becker BK14, BHK Small Workhorse

Blades as thick as the BK14, but thicker handle:



I can get a solid three finger grip, and I wear XXL gloves. I like

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Wow that's some blade

You are not going to break that in a hurry! Looks like an ideal psk type knife

Thanks for posting up the pictures mate

[Aloha]

Great looking knives R65 

The BK14 is one of many I've looked at and will probably end up getting. 

[raistlin65]

Great looking knives R65 

The BK14 is one of many I've looked at and will probably end up getting.

I was glad to get the Boker PSK, and I look forward to trying it out at some point. But I think the BK14 is the better value. The longer blade makes it more useful as a survival knife. That, and apparently Ethan Becker said (as the story goes) that he did a torture test on the BK14. Slammed it into a stump to the hilt, and then used a steel pipe to bend it 45 degrees and it would not break. So you might could break the tip off a BK14, but it's pretty indestructible. I already have two. Next time I catch them on special, might buy a 3rd

So kind of like Mike's sig says, "Give in, buy several BK14s!!!!!!"

[ducttapetech]

Raist, those are some sweet looking blades. Like the username too. He was one of my favorite DL characters.

Nate
That's us mobile

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Great looking knives R65 

The BK14 is one of many I've looked at and will probably end up getting.

I was glad to get the Boker PSK, and I look forward to trying it out at some point. But I think the BK14 is the better value. The longer blade makes it more useful as a survival knife. That, and apparently Ethan Becker said (as the story goes) that he did a torture test on the BK14. Slammed it into a stump to the hilt, and then used a steel pipe to bend it 45 degrees and it would not break. So you might could break the tip off a BK14, but it's pretty indestructible. I already have two. Next time I catch them on special, might buy a 3rd

So kind of like Mike's sig says, "Give in, buy several BK14s!!!!!!"

Now that is a torture test

[raistlin65]

Great looking knives R65 

The BK14 is one of many I've looked at and will probably end up getting.

I was glad to get the Boker PSK, and I look forward to trying it out at some point. But I think the BK14 is the better value. The longer blade makes it more useful as a survival knife. That, and apparently Ethan Becker said (as the story goes) that he did a torture test on the BK14. Slammed it into a stump to the hilt, and then used a steel pipe to bend it 45 degrees and it would not break. So you might could break the tip off a BK14, but it's pretty indestructible. I already have two. Next time I catch them on special, might buy a 3rd

So kind of like Mike's sig says, "Give in, buy several BK14s!!!!!!"

Now that is a torture test

Well, keep in mind. I said "as the story goes" because I think I heard it at least 3rd or 4th hand over at bladeforums from the Becker fan club crowd

But yeah. You can definitely beat the crap out of 'em.

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

You've got to love fan boys

Nevertheless it's now on my Amazon watch list mate   At under £50 it's almost a bargain over here too

[styx]

Becker fans are timid compared to some other species out there in recliner land

[AimlessWanderer]

Becker fans are timid compared to some other species out there in recliner land

 

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

Becker fans are timid compared to some other species out there in recliner land

 

Oh there are some rabid fans out there alright! Who said Strider